Home care workers, although a top priority group for COVID-19 vaccines, continue to wonder and wait
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 21, 2020
As nursing home and assisted living community residents and employees remain poised to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, home care providers are curious to find out when it will be their turn.
Mission Healthcare loses HCAP Partners, gains Vistria Group
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 18, 2020
HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and nationally recognized impact investor, disclosed Thursday that it has exited its investment in Mission Healthcare, a home health and hospice services...
Study shows far fewer COVID-19 cases at home than in nursing homes, assisted living
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 10, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths for home- and community-based services programs pales in comparison with those for nursing homes, concludes a recent study in the JAMDA, Journal of Post-Acute and...
White paper explains why many are reluctant to give up home for LTC settings
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 25, 2020
Stephen Golant, Ph.D., a professor emeritus at the University of Florida, in his white paper, “As Perceived Distance To Death Shrinks, The Desire To Age In Place Grows,” helps explain why many...
Home care’s future looks bright — and daunting — as workforce challenges loom large
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 19, 2020
With the number of Medicare beneficiaries expected to increase from 54 million to more than 80 million by 2030, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee, and with the public expressing a preference...
Home care need rises in Connecticut as state addresses workforce challenges
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 17, 2020
Companions & Homemakers, a Farmington, CT-based home care agency, has experienced a 20% increase in referrals since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year. That’s representative of a statewide...
Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
Pandemic leads to underutilization of plans and higher profits for Humana
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 05, 2020
Humana announced adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $327 million in its Healthcare Services segment in the third quarter, compared with $283 million in the third...
Home care workers faced 5 challenges early in pandemic: JAMA
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 04, 2020
Five major themes emerged when researchers from several New York institutions conducted a qualitative study of 33 home healthcare workers employed by 24 home care agencies to see to what extent home healthcare...
HHS updates Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2020
The federal government is no longer limiting providers’ use of Provider Relief Funds for covering lost revenue due to the coronavirus, according to an updated memo issued late last week.